Real Housewives of Atlanta star Dwight Eubanks reveals cancer diagnosis
star Dwight Eubanks announced that he has prostate cancer.
The 64-year-old TV personality revealed the news via People magazine, noting that he was diagnosed earlier this year in January - after getting bloodwork done at his church's health fair.
Dwight, who has been living with HIV for decades, got a call from his doctor about the results.
After a prostate-specific antigen test, the celebrity hairstylist's diagnosis was confirmed.
His grandfather died from prostate cancer thirty years prior, but doctors had told him prior he was unlikely to get it because the risk of the cancer came from his mother's side of the family.
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Dwight Eubanks announced that he has prostate cancer
The plan of treatment is to 'explore possibilities to see what route to go and we have not come up with that yet. I have a great team, about four different doctors, two urologists, another specialist and my family physician.'
'So I'm comfortable and I'm forever grateful to have such a team and support. And we are going to figure it out.'
Adding: 'But I feel good. I'm 64, that's young to me... We're all going to go through something. But when we reach those bridges, you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and carry on. Because life really is a beautiful thing.'
Dwight recalled that he wasn't worried about getting the cancer after he was told the risk is low due to it being from his mom's side.
'So I'm thinking that I'm good. I was confident that I was Superman. I was cleared. I was going to be okay and I just never thought about it,' he said.
Dwight also gets routine checkups every six months due to his HIV+ diagnosis.
After the follow up test confirmed the cancer, 'I was shocked. I was angry. I was just emotionally a wreck.'
Dwight told the outlet that after he was diagnosed, his past medical results were reviewed.
The doctors found that he previously had high PSA levels in 2022 that weren't flagged.
'I was like, are you kidding me? This was back in 2022 and nobody said anything to me. He just said, "You're undetectable, so you are fine." Never said anything about my prostate. I guess they just weren't looking at that.'
Adding: 'I just have to laugh instead of crying about this whole journey,' he said.
Dwight is set to speak at the ZERO Prostrate Cancer's Virtual Education and Support Summit for the first week of June.
'What's amazing about it is that I feel like a higher power has been preparing me for this moment to be a light of hope for others.'
Adding: 'I couldn't not be silent with this because it could help people if they just get tested and don't wait too long.'
'And most important: Ask questions, look at your records, investigate. I can't say what should have, could have, or would have been, but I just have to embrace where I am now and be grateful and try to help somebody else along the way.'
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